vRanger 6.0.1 w/ vSphere 5.1 fails to consolidate VMs randomly
We run a vRanger 6.0.1 nightly job to back up approximately 180 VMs residing across 4 vSphere 5.1 hosts. Every morning there are several VMs in vCenter that show up with the "virtual machine disks...
View ArticleNetware NSS volumes
Hi all, I am evaluating vRanger Pro 4.5. I have a question concerning file level restore from NSS volumes. I seems I can only see the DOS partitions and not the NSS volumes. Does vRanger Pro support...
View ArticleRestore from Tape to vRanger Repository for FLR.
We backup VMs on a daily basis and then those files are written to tape for long-term storage using an enterprise backup application. I am able to restore from the enterprise software back to the...
View ArticlevRanger - Anyone out there backing up to DataDomain?
I was curious if anyone out there is also backing up to DataDomain and what your experience has been with it. We've had a DD860 for a month and things have been rocky at best.
View ArticlevRanger 5.3.1 and ESXi 5 Quisced Snapshot Error
Hi all, after migrating to ESXi5 i receive an error trying to do backup of some VMs with the Quiesce Virtual Machine Option. The error in the vRanger log is: An internal error occurred during...
View ArticleBackup Set Utility/Tool
I'm getting an error in my NTBACKUP log (when I backup vRangerPro 3.3.1.0 backup sets to tape) that says: Backup started on 7/1/2010 at 3:01 AM. WARNING: Portions of "\VM Backups\Luke VM...
View ArticleAuto delete Exchange 2010 Logs after Backupjob with vRanger 5.2.1
Hey guys. I have a problem with the logs from Exchange 2010 VM after a Backupjob. Normaly the vRanger delete the logs automatically after the job is finished.But since a few weeks the logs are not...
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Error Message: 2654 - can't read vix... at io_size:125
Hi everybody, I've got one question with no answer from Quest Software... Here is my configuration : 2 x ESXi 5 with VMware Essential Plus Acceleration Kit1 x physical vRanger Server 5.2 with vCenter 5...
View ArticlevRanger VA will not boot - UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY - but time is synced
hiif i try to install a VA it wont boot and wont install the vmware tools. i get the following error "/dev/sda1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY".The KB of says i should check my Time on...
View ArticleExchange 2010 Backups using vRanger 5 Pro
Hi there, I'm currently trying to backup and truncate the logs of our Exchange 2010 Mailbox Servers which are Network Load Balanced. They are Windows 2008 R2 Virtual machines, sitting on an ESX 4.0...
View ArticleError Message: 2376 - Unable to attach to the status port monitor
Is it just me or is the search function on these forum 100% completely worthless? Anyways, 90% of the time my backups work without fail (4.5.3 btw until the one day fix the 5.x bug causing full backups...
View ArticleBackup to NAS FTP/SFTP Problem
Hello, i just connected a NAS for backup. Connecting ist as CIFS (Windows Share) is working fine. If i try to connect it as FTP or SFTP repository vRanger can connect to it. Failed to connect to...
View ArticleDoes VrangerPro support Hyper-V 2008 R2?
Hi there. Some time ago, I read a commitment that VrangerPro would support Hyper-V. Please can anyone tell me if VrangerPro does now support Hyper-V or if there are any plans for this? Many...
View ArticleScheduler weekness
it would be good to see the scheduler being a bit more flexible in my case I need to replicate a server every 8 hours but not at weekends - theers no option for this VEEAM backup and restore does this...
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6.01 - Snapshot creation *painfully* slow
Hello! Upgraded from 6.0 to 6.01 and for the first time I am able to do quiesced snapshots on my ESXi 5.1 hosts. This is great. However, I am noticing not only that these snapshots are slow, but that...
View ArticleBackups failing with "Backup process had an unexpected failure"
Recent install of VRanger Pro 5.0.0 on W2K3 R2 SP2 Standard VM. Connects to MSSql 2005 SP4 on 2008 R2 SP1 VM for SQL backend. VSphere is ESXi 4.1 Update 1 with locally attached disks and Vcenter is...
View ArticleRepo sync Powershell script
Non-official script! Provided on 'as-is' basis.It is recommended to have vRangerPro DB backup before running the script! Features:1. Scans CIFS (only!) repository for existing Savepoints. 2. Generates...
View ArticleVranger 5.3.1.23760 - Virtual Appliance & Replication - ESXi 4.1 U1 Cluster...
Hello Community, I've wandering around the forum trying to get a conclusive answer about replication times. This is the scenario: Essentials Plus Cluster - Three ESXi 4.1 U1 Hosts replicating 2 VM's...
View ArticleRestore VM to new system without vRanger from vmdk.var archive file?
Hi, I have a vRanger backup from a ESX4 VM that I wish to restore to a completely different system and not located in anything managed or accessible by the vRanger that did the backup. Is it possible...
View ArticleAny way to clear "Recent Jobs" in "My Jobs"?
Hi everybody, is there any way to clear old entries in the "Recent Jobs" section of vRanger GUI? I have a lot aof failed and canceled tasks while testing and I don't wont to set up an new database....
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